PEGS celebrates Family Rights Group

This month we are celebrating Family Rights Group (FRG). PEGS often suggests FRG for those we support, especially when questions surrounding certain legislation is asked of us. Having a service and resource such as FRG is invaluable to those experiencing child to parent abuse and who have children services involvement. Often those PEGS supports have financial barriers in accessing legal advice, so with Family Rights Group being able to offer this guidance free of charge ensures that no matter someone’s income, there is a safe space they can access the legal help they require.

Family Rights Group is a vital UK charity dedicated to supporting families involved with children’s services. Their mission is to ensure children are safe within their families and to strengthen the networks around them. They advocate for the rights of parents, grandparents, relatives, and friends, ensuring they receive fair treatment and support.

Key services

FRG offers free, independent, and confidential advice to families. Their services help parents, kinship carers, and other relatives understand their rights and options when dealing with social workers and the courts. The advice line is accessible via phone or email, providing critical guidance in navigating complex child welfare processes.
Family Group Conferences (FGC). FGCs are meetings that bring together family and friends to create a plan for a child's welfare. FRG promotes this approach to ensure that families have a say in the decisions affecting their children’s lives. They also provide training and support for local authorities to implement FGCs effectively.
Kinship and support. FRG champions kinship care, advocating for children who cannot live with their parents to be cared for by relatives or friends. They provide legal and practical advice to kinship carers and campaign for better recognition and support for these caregivers.
Campaigns and Policy work. FRG actively campaigns to influence child welfare policies. They work to ensure that the voices of families are heard in policy-making processes, striving for reforms that benefit children and their families. Their campaigns focus on issues like kinship care, domestic abuse, and legal aid reform.

Family Rights Group plays an indispensable role in supporting families and advocating for children’s welfare in the UK. Their comprehensive services and proactive campaigns ensure that families are informed, supported, and empowered to navigate the child welfare system. Fabulous work from the FRG team !

For more information or to get involved, visit Family Rights Group.

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Founding Director, Michelle, has been awarded an MBE in the Kings Birthday Honours for Family Support and Advocacy.

By PEGS Admin • June 15, 2026

Child to Parent Abuse organisation founder awarded MBE The founder of a social enterprise which has supported thousands of parents impacted by abusive behaviours from their children has been awarded an MBE. Michelle John, originally from Pembrokeshire in Wales but now based in Shropshire, was among the names announced for the prestigious accolade in the King’s Birthday Honours List this year. In 2020, Michelle set up not-for-profit organisation PEGS with the aim of supporting parents and carers, training professionals, influencing local and national policy, and raising awareness of Child to Parent Abuse – which is thought to affect up to one in ten households in the UK. Since then, she has grown a team of experts who have trained police, social workers, teachers and many other professionals to better recognise the signs of CPA, support parents, and signpost to specialist organisations. In addition, Michelle set up a range of parent-focused initiatives including daily practitioner-led online sessions, a Facebook peer support group which now has 3,300 members, and one-to-one offerings for those at highest risk. PEGS launched a CPA Covenant for employers in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions, only the fourth such covenant to be backed by the Government, and Michelle has advised everyone from the Home Office to Channel 4 and the BBC on CPA – the latter for storyline on Hollyoaks and EastEnders. Her work has seen CPA covered by journalists across television news programmes, national newspapers and magazine, and regional press and radio, and she’s received numerous awards both in the UK and internationally. Michelle, whose MBE was awarded for Family Support and Advocacy, said: “This honour is also shared with the parents who have trusted me along the way: they drive me, inspire me and I will always stand with them. “I feel proud, privileged and very grateful – and I’d like to thank everyone who has supported me and PEGS along the way. There is much more to come for PEGS, and we will continue to work every day for the parents and carers who have been or continue to be impacted by CPA. “There is so much to reflect on from the journey of the last six years, and there have been many highlights and challenges along the way. I am sure there will be many more in the future – although being told I’d received an MBE will always remain a truly incredible moment that I’ll remember forever!” For more information about us, visit www.pegsupport.co.uk or search for 'PEGS' on social media!